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The Habit Thrive Podcast ~ Self Care Habits, Mindfulness & Wellness Routines for Women 50 & Beyond118. 5 Steps to a Fit, Fearless & Fabulous Fall Season - Step 4: MeditationIn the past few weeks, we have learned how to:Practice Mindfulness🙏 and Be in the Fall Season by using all of our senses to experience the changing season all around us.Change Things Up👏 by swapping out summer tanks for scarves and breaking out our fall home decor.Move With the Fall Season🏃‍♀️ by adjusting our walks, activities and exercise with the change in temperature and the drop in light.Today, on Episode #118 of the Habit Thrive Podcast, we are moving on to Step 4 of our Fit, Fearless & Fabulous Guide:2024-09-2117 min

The Habit Thrive Podcast ~ Self Care Habits, Mindfulness & Wellness Routines for Women 50 & Beyond111. How to “Begin Again” Each Month: Welcome to August, the Sunday of SummerHabit Thrivers, we have entered into one of my favorite months of the year: August, the Sunday of Summer.☀️The summer is winding down.⏲️Vacations✈️ are wrapping up. Kids are going back to school.🚌 And a crisp, new fall🍂 is just ahead.This week, on Episode #111 of the Habit Thrive Podcast, we are embracing🤗 the sense of transition that’s in the air this time of year.While it’s true that we have opportunities🙌 to start over each and every month, week, or da...2024-08-0315 min

The Habit Thrive Podcast ~ Self Care Habits, Mindfulness & Wellness Routines for Women 50 & Beyond109. Gratitude in July & Envisioning August: Embracing your Summer Rituals and RhythmsHey Habit Thrivers, are you in your summer rhythm😎 yet?I hope so, because now is the time to embrace🤗 that rhythm and look forward to the next month, the rest of summer, and the start of fall.Yes, fall!🍁Those of you who are already planners know🤔 how the process of thinking forward and planning ahead can bring about more adventure🙌, engagement, and enjoyment😁 than just letting life “happen” to you.A planner/tracker isn’t just a tool for busy profession...2024-07-1926 min

The Habit Thrive Podcast ~ Self Care Habits, Mindfulness & Wellness Routines for Women 50 & Beyond100. Celebrating 100 Episodes of Habits, Routines & Rituals!On the Habit Thrive Podcast today, we are celebrating!🥳I am so thrilled🙌 to announce that today is marked by our 100th episode!💯 episodes of habits, routines, tips, tricks, stories, laughs, recipes, and ah-ha moments.💯 opportunities to connect with like-minded women for 20-30 minutes on a Saturday morning.💯 weeks where schedules, vacations, and even health issues have to align perfectly to allow each episode to get out on time.Writing notes and recording episodes in airports✈️...2024-05-1825 min

The Habit Thrive Podcast ~ Self Care Habits, Mindfulness & Wellness Routines for Women 50 & Beyond92. How Tapping (EFT) Can Power Up your Summer Plans: An Interview with Lindsay HindleHere on the Habit Thrive Podcast, we have been planning our next chapter by looking ahead to our spring🌷/summer🌞 selves. This week, on Episode #92, we have an interview🎤 with Business Activator, Sound Healer & Certified EFT Practitioner Lindsay Hindle. Lindsay uses EFT (Emotional freedom technique) tapping to help women embrace themselves🥰 - both in where they are and in where they want to be. Today, Lindsay is sharing her journey, perspective and tapping to help us with planning our new chapter by having us address our...2024-03-2346 min

The Habit Thrive Podcast ~ Self Care Habits, Mindfulness & Wellness Routines for Women 50 & Beyond91. Why we should be planning for our summer now … and why we don’tGood fortune is what happens when opportunity meets with planning. -Thomas Edison So let’s make ourselves some good fortune!🙌 This week, on Episode #91 of the Habit Thrive Podcast, we are planning for summer.🌞 Yep, you heard that right!😉 Now is the perfect time to start planning for an awesome summer (and developing habits and routines for the spring🌷, of course). Unfortunately, many of us struggle with😬 or even push back against the concept of pl...2024-03-1630 min

The Habit Thrive Podcast ~ Self Care Habits, Mindfulness & Wellness Routines for Women 50 & Beyond90. Caring for our Heart Habits in our “Freedom” Years: An interview with Jane Hogan, The Wellness EngineerAs we get into the month of March and start preparing ourselves for the upcoming spring🌷 season, we are bringing forward our heart health habits from February into our March theme of Planning Happiness. This week, on Episode #90, we have an interview🎤 with Jane Hogan: “The Wellness Engineer” and founder of the Wellness by Design Blueprint and the Wellness by Design Podcast. Jane is telling us all about her own journey that began with a chronic illness diagnosis and transformed into a passion❤️ for helping others heal from the inside out.2024-03-0948 min

The Habit Thrive Podcast ~ Self Care Habits, Mindfulness & Wellness Routines for Women 50 & Beyond89. Evening Rituals and Morning Routines for Health and HappinessFebruary is gone, and March is kicking off, but we here at the Habit Thrive Podcast aren’t finished caring for our emotional heart just yet! This week, on Episode #89, we are exploring our morning and evening rituals, habits, routines (or whatever you prefer to call them) that bring about a better night's sleep and easier flow to the days ahead. In the morning, cortisol helps us get up, melatonin switches to serotonin, our brain waves move from alpha to beta, and we transition from the subconscious to conscious mi...2024-03-0216 min

The Habit Thrive Podcast ~ Self Care Habits, Mindfulness & Wellness Routines for Women 50 & Beyond88. Heart Habit Hacks to Manage your EmotionsPut your hand on your heart.❤️ Breathe in. Breathe out. Close your eyes👀, and take in the world around you. Maybe you’re sitting next to a loved one🤗 and can sense their presence. Maybe you’re out in the sunshine🌞 and can feel the rays on your face. Tap into your emotions in this moment☝️ and how they are affecting your heart health. For the month of Febr...2024-02-2435 min

The Habit Thrive Podcast ~ Self Care Habits, Mindfulness & Wellness Routines for Women 50 & Beyond87. Heart-Loving Habits: How to Create Them & How to Stick With ThemWhat have you done for your heart❤️ lately? Many of you may answer with things like: Changed my diet🥙 Started walking/running/skiing regularly🏃‍♀️ Went to or scheduled an appointment with my doctor for a workup👩‍⚕️ And bravo🥳 for that! These are all wonderful, healthy, physical💪 heart-health actions. But today, on Episode #87 of the Habit Thrive Podcast, we are going to focus on those often-overlooked emotional🥰 heart-health benefits. Have you ever noticed🤔 how simply being with someone you love or doing something you enjoy...2024-02-1719 min

The Habit Thrive Podcast ~ Self Care Habits, Mindfulness & Wellness Routines for Women 50 & Beyond86. Three Challenges to Embracing our Me Now Years and How to Overcome themLast week on the Habit Thrive Podcast, we kicked off the month of February - and our focus on a month of love❤️ - by talking about self love and one of my favourite strategies: Embracing my Me Now Years.🤗 This is a time in our lives when we prioritize our personal well-being and focus on what makes us happy, content, and fulfilled.🥰 This week on Episode #86, we are going to explore examples of embracing these Me Now Years and the challenges that come along with that. 2024-02-1029 min

The Habit Thrive Podcast ~ Self Care Habits, Mindfulness & Wellness Routines for Women 50 & Beyond85. Are you in your Me Now Years?I’ve been coming to you every Saturday for the past 85 weeks to explore the possibilities💬, opportunities🙌 and challenges✋ of navigating your Me Now Years. But have you found yourself asking questions like: “What ARE the Me Now Years?”🤔 Or “Am I even in my Me Now Years?”🤷‍♀️ On episode #85 of the Habit Thrive Podcast (and in a few episodes to come), we are going to dive into three aspects of our Me Now Years👍: ✅How we got to this place of being able to clai...2024-02-0324 min

The Habit Thrive Podcast ~ Self Care Habits, Mindfulness & Wellness Routines for Women 50 & Beyond84. Finding happiness in every day {Mini Habit Practice}What makes you happy?😄 On today’s mini episode of the Habit Thrive Podcast, we are wrapping up our January of resting and resetting by reflecting🤔 on the simple things in our day-to-day lives that make us happy. I’m talking about the almost mundane, easy-to-overlook moments. Sipping your coffee on the patio at sunrise☕ Playing with your dog after a long day🐶 Taking a moment each morning to meditate, stretch or breathe😮‍💨 These are moments we can recognize and recreate on a daily basis, bringing some much-needed happiness i...2024-01-2704 min

The Habit Thrive Podcast ~ Self Care Habits, Mindfulness & Wellness Routines for Women 50 & Beyond83. The Benefit of Breaking your Habits and Routines (Now and Again)As Habit Thrivers, many of us have spent weeks, months - or even years - on what we think of as “perfecting”👌 our habits and routines. And while it’s true that I believe in finding what works and sticking to it👍, sometimes we just have to step out of our comfort zone a little bit.😬 On vacation During holidays Weekend getaways Work trips Even things like bad weather❄️, power outages💡 and illness😷 can throw a wrench into our best-laid plans and routines. But it doesn’t have to be a bad thing!☝️2024-01-2016 min

The Habit Thrive Podcast ~ Self Care Habits, Mindfulness & Wellness Routines for Women 50 & Beyond82. How the Habit of Writing a Letter to your Future Self can Change your Day, your Sleep and your Life!Hey there, Lorrie. I am writing this letter to you first thing in the morning, setting our intention and tone for the day. So as you read this at 8pm tonight, you can be proud of yourself for setting an intention and a plan for an awesome day, and you did it! You gave your students great classes today, put together a yummy stew for a couple of days of leftovers. You enjoyed some outdoor time. Some puppy time. Got some end-of-the-year bookkeeping done.2024-01-1318 min

The Habit Thrive Podcast ~ Self Care Habits, Mindfulness & Wellness Routines for Women 50 & Beyond81. Knowing when Enough is Enough: A Mindful Habit Approach to Reduce OverwhelmWelcome to 2024, Habit Thrivers!🥂 It’s a new year, a new week and a new opportunity to make the most of your habits and routines.🙌 Our theme here on the Habit Thrive Podcast for the month of January is: Rest and Reset.😮‍💨 With the holiday season behind us, the decorations put away (for some, anyway🫣) and a fresh slate ahead👌, now is the time to take a deep breath and bring into focus the goals🎯 and to-dos we want to put on our list for the new year. ...2024-01-0615 min

The Habit Thrive Podcast ~ Self Care Habits, Mindfulness & Wellness Routines for Women 50 & Beyond80. Recommitting and Reconnecting to your Goals, Habits & RoutinesThis weekend on the Habit Thrive Podcast, we are waving goodbye👋 to 2023 and opening ourselves up to the possibilities of 2024!🙌 Today, on Episode #80, we will explore the concept of recommitting.💪 Recommitting to our goals, our habits, our routines and - most importantly - ourselves.🥰 Think of it as a way to reach our goals (or resolutions, if you like) by taking small🤏 daily steps. So think🤔 about what you want to recommit to: ✅ Reaching a goal weight ✅ Finishing a marathon o...2023-12-3020 min

The Habit Thrive Podcast ~ Self Care Habits, Mindfulness & Wellness Routines for Women 50 & Beyond79. The Habit of Slowing Down - 3 Tips to Make this HappenHappy Holidays, Habit Thrivers!🎄 ‘Tis the season of “Go, Go, Go…”🏃‍♀️ The time where we are shopping, baking, wrapping, decorating, hosting, socializing, etc. Hopefully, as December 25th approaches, you are getting an opportunity to actually slow down😮‍💨 and enjoy this time with friends and family. But if you find yourself zooming from place to place and item to item on your to-do list and perhaps just don’t know how to slow it down, no worries at all…🫶 This week, on Episode...2023-12-2321 min

The Habit Thrive Podcast ~ Self Care Habits, Mindfulness & Wellness Routines for Women 50 & Beyond78. The Power of Planning your PeacePicture this 🤔: It’s Christmas Morning.🎄 You wake up (without the alarm), slip on your comfiest robe and slide into your fuzzy slippers. Pour yourself a cup of coffee☕ and ease into your favorite chair. A few hours later, you’ve showered, gone through your skincare routine and dressed. Your family starts arriving at the door, and you greet them with a smile.😊 Everyone spends the day laughing and relaxing with d...2023-12-1624 min $Let\'s Get Intentional$ Let's Get IntentionalHow Intention Setting & Planning can work together to manifest an awesome 2024 with Lorrie MickelsonToday I'm joined by Lorrie Mickelson and we're talking about intention setting, mindfulness, Ayurveda and more! Lorrie is a wellness mentor, a personal trainer, a yoga and pilates instructor, meditation teacher and a habit guru. Lorrie discovered Ayurveda early on in her life and she uses the principles of it to guide her well-being and how she works with clients. Ways to connect with Lorrie: Website: www.lorriemickelson.com Ayurvedic Dosha Questionnaire:https://chopra.com/dosha-quiz Lorrie's Podcast: Habit Thrive: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/the-habit-thrive-podcast-self-care-habits-mindfulness/id16340146754. ...2023-12-1456 min

The Habit Thrive Podcast ~ Self Care Habits, Mindfulness & Wellness Routines for Women 50 & Beyond77. A Loving Kindness Meditation for Calm, Peace & Letting Go {Mini Habit Practice}Please enjoy my very first "Mini Habit Practice"✨. These are short self care practices that can be done anytime, anywhere. This Loving Kindness Meditation ❤ is beautiful and powerful at anytime but particularly special, helpful and hopeful this time of the year. I have shared the words of the meditation below so that you can practice with or without the audio. You will find many variations of the Loving Kindness Meditation so absolutely feel free to also make this your own. Here are the words: To yourself: Ma...2023-12-1408 min

The Habit Thrive Podcast ~ Self Care Habits, Mindfulness & Wellness Routines for Women 50 & Beyond76. Why Sleep Should be a Non-Negotiable Habit for the Holidays and How to Get itAdmit it, you feel your best after a good nights’ sleep. Me, too!😊 In fact☝️, I am absolutely obsessed with sleep. Now, that doesn’t mean that I’m lazy by any means. (So don’t worry if you, too, enjoy a good sleep.😉) It just means that I appreciate the benefits that a restful sleep brings to my mind, body and spirit!🤗 This time of year - and, honestly, any time that we feel a bit more stres...2023-12-0920 min

The Habit Thrive Podcast ~ Self Care Habits, Mindfulness & Wellness Routines for Women 50 & Beyond75. Do you know the habits that serve and support you the most?Welcome to the month of December, and welcome to another amazing month on the Habit Thrive Podcast of living Fit, Fearless & Fabulous.💪 Today, on Episode #75, and all the month of December, we are going to be focusing on cultivating ease and flow in our lives. Truly, this is something that we can do any time of year.👍 Because whether you are a mom, a wife, a professional (or all three, whew!😮‍💨), there is no shortage of things to do in every season. But right now, in the mo...2023-12-0219 min

The Habit Thrive Podcast ~ Self Care Habits, Mindfulness & Wellness Routines for Women 50 & Beyond74. The Power of Monthly Rituals: Nurturing Self-Care Through RoutineNovember is coming to an end, and the ushering in of December means incoming holidays, cooking, cleaning, shopping, to-do lists … whew.😖 Before we dive into all that, here on Episode #74 of the Habit Thrive Podcast, we are taking a moment to honour🤗 the end of November. In the hustle and bustle that naturally comes with this time of the year, we have a tendency to rush through😬 from month to month without even noticing the changes going on around us. Have you ever gotten through a m...2023-11-2517 min

The Habit Thrive Podcast ~ Self Care Habits, Mindfulness & Wellness Routines for Women 50 & Beyond73. Three Ways to Make this a Month of Self CareWhen was the last time you treated yourself to some self care?🤔 Maybe it was a pedicure or a spa day.💅 Maybe it was a cup of coffee☕ on the front porch with the sunrise and sounds of nature. Maybe it was a massage or facial.💆‍♀️ Or maybe you can’t even remember!😟 Today, on Episode #73 of the Habit Thrive Podcast, we are talking about three ways to make this month a month of self care.🤗 2023-11-1814 min

The Habit Thrive Podcast ~ Self Care Habits, Mindfulness & Wellness Routines for Women 50 & Beyond72. Ayurvedic Seasonal Eating Habits and Routines to Nourish and GroundThis month on the Habit Thrive Podcast, we are exploring how the principles of Ayurveda can help us navigate this month and the entire fall season.🍁 Today, on Episode #72, we are going to examine our relationship with our fall food🍽️ choices. As the fall season brings in cooler temperatures🥶, dry air and less sunlight🌥️, we can often be left feeling fatigued, unbalanced or just “off.”🥴 That is why it is important to notice which foods may be contributing to those feelings and combating them with foods that are nou...2023-11-1119 min

The Habit Thrive Podcast ~ Self Care Habits, Mindfulness & Wellness Routines for Women 50 & Beyond71. How Ayurveda and Our Self-Care Habits & Routines Can Help us Navigate this Fall Time Change (and all Change)This weekend marks a new month, with fall in full swing, and a time change when we turn our clocks back tonight.⏰ On episode #71 today - and for the entire month of November - we are focusing on Ayurveda and the self-care habits and routines that can help us navigate this time change as well as the more challenging month of November. Along with the drop in light and dreary, cold weather that November brings, we are faced today with a time change that will have our bodies feeling ev...2023-11-0427 min

The Habit Thrive Podcast ~ Self Care Habits, Mindfulness & Wellness Routines for Women 50 & Beyond70. How Simply Asking “Why” Enhances our Gratitude, Mindfulness and WellbeingWhy?🤔 It’s a question we have all been asking since we first learned to talk.👄 Our naturally inquisitive minds🧠 want to know why things are the way they are, why we feel the way we feel and why people do the things they do. This week on Episode #70 of the Habit Thrive Podcast, we are using that question to ask why we are grateful.🙏 All this month, we have focused on our gratitude practice, how to strengthen 💪 it and how our grati...2023-10-2816 min

The Habit Thrive Podcast ~ Self Care Habits, Mindfulness & Wellness Routines for Women 50 & Beyond69. The Power of Gratitude to Change our Habit of Comparing Ourselves to OthersHow many times have you ever been reading a magazine, watching a TV show or movie or even hanging out with a friend and thought🤔 something like: “Gee, I wish I could be that fit/rich/smart…” Or “I would give anything to have her sense of style…” Or “I sure would like it if my garden could be that big and bountiful…” Me, too.🙋‍♀️ This habit of social compari...2023-10-2113 min

The Habit Thrive Podcast ~ Self Care Habits, Mindfulness & Wellness Routines for Women 50 & Beyond68. How a Mindfulness Routine Strengthens GratitudeOn the Habit Thrive Podcast this month, we are focusing on gratitude and began last week by talking about the habit of our gratitude practice and why it may not be working. Today, on Episode #68, we will explore the profound connection between mindfulness and gratitude and delve into how practicing mindfulness can enhance our ability to experience - and express - gratitude in our daily lives. I just recently experienced one of my favorite ways to practice gratitude: On a long car ride. My...2023-10-1424 min

The Habit Thrive Podcast ~ Self Care Habits, Mindfulness & Wellness Routines for Women 50 & Beyond67. Three Reasons Why Your Gratitude Practice May Not Be WorkingHappy Thanksgiving to all of my fellow Canadians!🍁 As we move into this holiday weekend (and a new month), we are going to start focusing on embracing gratitude.🙏 And today, on episode #67 of the Habit Thrive Podcast, we are kicking things off by talking about Three Reasons Why Your Gratitude Practice May Not Be Working.🤔 Sometimes - like around Thanksgiving, when we are around family and friends, enjoying the beautiful colours of fall and amazing food - it’s easy to find gratitude.🥰 ...2023-10-0721 min

The Habit Thrive Podcast ~ Self Care Habits, Mindfulness & Wellness Routines for Women 50 & Beyond66. Rock your Habits & Routines to Rock your Life For Women 50 & BeyondHabit Thriver, I have a question for you ☝️: What do you envision for yourself over the next year? Five years? Ten years? Have you ever really thought about it?🤔 For me, I really started to think about and plan for this in 2009, when I crafted my first vision statement for my life. I knew even then that I wanted to live my life teaching and helping others to be their best selves.💪 And as the years...2023-09-3011 min

The Habit Thrive Podcast ~ Self Care Habits, Mindfulness & Wellness Routines for Women 50 & Beyond65. The Best Kept Secret for Increasing your Happiness at 50 & BeyondLast week on the Habit Thrive Podcast, we talked about how exercise has a direct link to our happiness.😃 Haven’t you ever noticed🤔 after a walk, hike or bike ride that you feel a rush of endorphins and a spike in your feeling of happiness? Makes sense that we would crave that feeling and be exercising all the time, right? But we don’t!😬 We often find ourselves saying ❌we’re too busy, ❌something came up, ❌we don’t have time to do frivolous activities when there are so many other items on our list...2023-09-2312 min

The Habit Thrive Podcast ~ Self Care Habits, Mindfulness & Wellness Routines for Women 50 & Beyond64. How the Habit of Exercise Boosts our HappinessOn the Habit Thrive Podcast this month, we are talking about Planning Happiness😁, and today on Episode #63, I want to tell you about a major “aha”☝️ moment I had this past week while on a trip to Utah. Our group went on a water hike🥾 in Zion National Park (A first for me and a check mark✅ off my bucket list!), and at the moment we rounded the bend on the last leg of our hike out, I found myself caught up in quite a magical moment. The sun was shining on m...2023-09-1632 min

Fit is Freedom with Kelly HowardGet Fit with The Habit Guru - Lorrie MickelsonEpisode Summary Creating the right habits and routines could be your key to getting fit! On this week’s episode of the Fit is Freedom Podcast, we’re joined by Lorrie Mickelson, Wellness mentor, personal trainer, yoga, Pilates & meditation teacher and a self proclaimed habit guru. Join our private Facebook Group! More about Lorrie Mickelson With a master’s degree in Health and Physical Education and years of teaching, coaching and speaking, she most loves the opportunity to share her perspective on daily habits and routines. She passionately believes that they are stepping stones to a...2023-09-1145 min

The Habit Thrive Podcast ~ Self Care Habits, Mindfulness & Wellness Routines for Women 50 & Beyond63. Planning Happiness: Managing the Mundane to Manifest the MarvelousHere on the Habit Thrive Podcast, we are all about making the most out of our habits in order to lead more Fit, Fearless & Fabulous lives.🙌 And today on Episode #63, we’re continuing our month of Planning Happiness by talking about Managing the Mundane to Manifest the Marvelous.💅 Think of some of your daily, automatic habits: Having a cup of coffee in the morning☕️ Taking a bath before bed at night🌙 Taking your dog for a walk🐶 You might dismiss these habits as mundane, “normal” daily tasks, but I want you to put...2023-09-0917 min

The Habit Thrive Podcast ~ Self Care Habits, Mindfulness & Wellness Routines for Women 50 & Beyond62. Why Planning your Happiness is a Self Care Habit Worth a Try“You miss 100 percent of the shots you don't take.” -Wayne Gretzky I love this quote❤️and find that it completely applies to life with planning. And this week on Episode #62 ot the Habit Thrive Podcast, we are talking about Planning Happiness.🤗 How many times have you thought🤔 something like: “I would really love to take a cruise to Alaska” “I think this year I’m going to start putting money aside each week for Christmas presents.” “I really want to remodel the bathroom and get that...2023-09-0211 min

The Habit Thrive Podcast ~ Self Care Habits, Mindfulness & Wellness Routines for Women 50 & Beyond61. Timing your Relaxation Habits for a Blissful SleepToday, on Episode #61 of the Habit Thrive Podcast, we explore the best time for you to relax during the day so that your brain and body can let go into a blissful sleep.😴 As you’re lying in bed at night, there are a lot of factors that may be preventing you from drifting off: your own thoughts🧠 pain and discomfort😫 temperature🌡 light💡 illness🤒 pets or children🐕 But one huge factor that you probably don’t even think about🤔 is cortisol. Your cortisol levels are typically at their highest in the morning...2023-08-2615 min

The Habit Thrive Podcast ~ Self Care Habits, Mindfulness & Wellness Routines for Women 50 & Beyond60. How to Hone your Habit of Relaxing Amid the ChaosEarth to listener … are you there, listener?😵 Have you ever had one of those moments where you seemed to be in another world? Zoned out, lost in your own mind?🤔 Your friends or family might lean in close and snap you out of it, wondering what you were thinking. If so, then you have found yourself on a spontaneous relaxation journey.🤗 You may or may not have been deep in thought. You may or may not hav...2023-08-1912 min

The Habit Thrive Podcast ~ Self Care Habits, Mindfulness & Wellness Routines for Women 50 & Beyond59. Making Relaxation a Habit Using the C.A.R.E. Method“When we change our habits, we change our lives. We can use decision making to choose the habits we want to form, we can use willpower to get the habit started; then - and this is the best part - we can allow the extraordinary power of habit to take over. We take our hands off the wheel of decision, our foot off the gas of willpower, and rely on the cruise control of habits.” Gretchen Rubin Better Than Before: Mastering the Habits of Our Everyday Lives Last week...2023-08-1220 min

The Habit Thrive Podcast ~ Self Care Habits, Mindfulness & Wellness Routines for Women 50 & Beyond58: The Relaxation Paradox: We Know We Should and Why We Can'tIt’s Friday evening after a long, hard week. You’ve run yourself a nice, warm bath with some essential oils or Epsom salts. Maybe you have soft music🎼 playing and your favorite beverage🍷 nearby. As you sink down into the water, you grab your phone to just check one thing… … twenty minutes later, the water is cooling and you realize you have gone down the rabbit hole of social media posts, news stories and comments.📱 You were su...2023-08-0521 min

The Habit Thrive Podcast ~ Self Care Habits, Mindfulness & Wellness Routines for Women 50 & Beyond57. Are your Habits and Routines Leaving you Feeling Fit, Fearless and Fabulous?Are you feeling Fit, Fearless & Fabulous yet? This month on the Habit Thrive Podcast, we have been exploring each of these categories and how we might improve our feelings of Fit, Fearless & Fabulous. On episode #57 today, we are asking the question: “Are you feeling Fit, Fearless & Fabulous?” So … are you?🤔 If you are, that’s great, and you must be feeling extra Fabulous🥳 to have checked off all three boxes! But maybe your Fearlessness just feels lac...2023-07-2911 min

The Habit Thrive Podcast ~ Self Care Habits, Mindfulness & Wellness Routines for Women 50 & Beyond56. Chill & Thrill: Cool Stuff in your Kitchen and GardenThings are heating up, and we are on fire🔥 here at the Habit Thrive Podcast! One reason is that this weekend officially marks the one-year anniversary of this podcast!🥳 I truly would not be here without each and every one of you listening every week, so thank you🤗 from the bottom of my heart. The other reason we are feeling the heat comes down to one simple word: Summer. Last week, we started talking about habits to keep our cool duri...2023-07-2223 min

The Habit Thrive Podcast ~ Self Care Habits, Mindfulness & Wellness Routines for Women 50 & Beyond55. Keeping Your Cool…Habits That Help!Ah, the sunny, summer month of July...☀️ The hot, humid, sticky summer month of July.🥵 For many of us, the increased heat and humidity experienced this time of year can really affect our bodies and our moods and sometimes even put a damper on activities we normally enjoy. It’s not uncommon to feel the heat through: Increased inflammation Skin conditions Migraines Acid reflux/indigestion Bowel changes Irritability But, despite all this, you can still feel fabulous in July! And today on...2023-07-1530 min

The Habit Thrive Podcast ~ Self Care Habits, Mindfulness & Wellness Routines for Women 50 & Beyond54. Your July Joy List Sprinkled with Mindfulness & Self Care“We can discover and experience joy in a variety of ways—doing those things we love to do, growing in intimacy or providing for others, and clarifying and coherently pursuing our values.” -Pamela Ebstyne King, Ph.D. What brings you joy? For you, it could be spending time with family or friends. It could be getting some alone time away from everyone else. It could be certain activities or events. Today, on Episod...2023-07-0828 min

The Habit Thrive Podcast ~ Self Care Habits, Mindfulness & Wellness Routines for Women 50 & Beyond53. An Interview with Kelly Howard, Author of FIT: Active & Ageless for LifeAnother new month on the Habit Thrive Podcast is bringing us another awesome interview! Today, I’m chatting with Kelly Howard: An author and Fitness Consistency Expert with a Touch of Adventure. Kelly is going to tell us all about her Fit is Freedom podcast, her upcoming book “FIT, Active & Ageless for Life” and how she helps women prioritize their fitness and get out of their comfort zones. Take a peek at Kelly’s bio: Kelly loves adding fun and adventure to life with out...2023-07-0142 min

The Habit Thrive Podcast ~ Self Care Habits, Mindfulness & Wellness Routines for Women 50 & Beyond52. Tweaking our Strength Habits to Get StrongerNow that we have our walking habits in place - or at least in progress - we are going to increase our benefits by adding some strength training to our routine. And, no, I don’t mean getting on the bench press at the gym or swinging kettlebells (unless that’s your jam, in which case go for it!!). I’m talking about simple exercises that will strengthen the specific muscles we need to achieve our personal goals. But, first thing’s first. 2023-06-2419 min

The Habit Thrive Podcast ~ Self Care Habits, Mindfulness & Wellness Routines for Women 50 & Beyond51. Should I Be Ramping Up My Walking Habit?Should you be ramping up your walking?🤔 This is the question we are exploring today on Episode #51 of the Habit Thrive Podcast. The answer is going to depend all on the why of your walking. Last week, we talked about some examples of the why: Physical reasons like improving heart health, lowering blood pressure or easing back and joint pain. Mental health reasons like relieving stress and using walking meditations to eliminate the chatter in your brain. Sleep aid reasons like helping you rel...2023-06-1720 min

The Habit Thrive Podcast ~ Self Care Habits, Mindfulness & Wellness Routines for Women 50 & Beyond50. Summer Fitness and The WTF of your Walking HabitHey there, Habit Thrivers, and welcome to Episode #50 of the Habit Thrive Podcast!🥳 I just want to give such a HUGE shoutout 🙌 to all you listeners out there who have reviewed, commented and encouraged this podcast through our first 50 episodes. It truly warms my heart ❤️ to be connected to all of you through these episodes. I look forward to the next 50! On today’s episode, we are moving into our theme for June - Summer Movement - by talking about the WTF of walking. 2023-06-1022 min

The Habit Thrive Podcast ~ Self Care Habits, Mindfulness & Wellness Routines for Women 50 & Beyond49. An Interview with Mel Mason, Clutter Expert & Author of "Freedom From Clutter"Welcome to the month of June, Habit Thrivers! Today, we are extending our month of decluttering on the Habit Thrive Podcast just one more week with another exciting interview! I’m talking with clutter expert Mel Mason about her journey to understanding and overcoming the clutter in her life and how it led her on a path to helping other people. From Mel’s website: “What she realized after coming back from the brink of despair and getting through her own chaos was th...2023-06-0344 min

The Habit Thrive Podcast ~ Self Care Habits, Mindfulness & Wellness Routines for Women 50 & Beyond48. How We Do One Thing is How We Do EverythingHow we do one thing is how we do everything. You may have heard a variation of this quote at some point, perhaps from a seminar, motivational talk or book. It means that the way you approach or handle some situations or experiences in your life is a good indicator of how you handle all aspects of your life. This week, on Episode #48 of the Habit Thrive Podcast, we are going to apply this sentiment to our decluttering practices. ...2023-05-2719 min

The Habit Thrive Podcast ~ Self Care Habits, Mindfulness & Wellness Routines for Women 50 & Beyond47. Digital Decluttering - Are You Ready?Happy Two-Four Weekend to my fellow Canadians, and happy decluttering month to all you Habit Thivers! Now, take a breath. Brace yourselves. On Episode #47 of the Habit Thrive Podcast this week, we are diving into something that might make some of you shudder with dread… … digital decluttering!😲 OK, so it isn’t really that scary (I promise!). But if you are hesitant to dive into this particular form of declutter...2023-05-2027 min

The Habit Thrive Podcast ~ Self Care Habits, Mindfulness & Wellness Routines for Women 50 & Beyond46. Decluttering the Heart-Heavy StuffThe Habit Thrive Podcast wants to give a shout out to all of the wonderful mothers and daughters out there. Happy Mother’s Day!🌷 Welcome to another episode for the month of May, where we are embracing the task of decluttering our lives, homes, bodies and minds. Today, on episode #46, we’re going to be tackling the tough, heart-heavy stuff. But, first, we are going to ease into our decluttering with some lighter stuff.😉 Last week, we started things off with a...2023-05-1326 min

The Habit Thrive Podcast ~ Self Care Habits, Mindfulness & Wellness Routines for Women 50 & Beyond45. Decluttering Your Way to Happiness: A Fun & Fresh Yogic ApproachIn this new month of the Habit Thrive Podcast, we are going to be tackling - or, to put it a better way, embracing - the decluttering of our lives, our homes, our minds and our bodies. To kick things off this week on Episode #45, we are decluttering our way to happiness. Because, if you’re anything like me, then being decluttered equals being, well, at least a little happier. That’s the Vata side of me. Vatas like decl...2023-05-0627 min

The Habit Thrive Podcast ~ Self Care Habits, Mindfulness & Wellness Routines for Women 50 & Beyond44. Feeling in a Funk? Press PlayDid you wake up this morning in a “funk”? You know the feeling: You’re grouchy. You have no energy. You’re in a bit of a daze. Maybe you wanted to start on your garden, but it’s raining.... or snowing. Maybe you didn’t get a lot of sleep last night. Maybe that one thing you’ve been putting off all week finally has to be done today and you just don’t want to! Or, y...2023-04-2921 min

The Habit Thrive Podcast ~ Self Care Habits, Mindfulness & Wellness Routines for Women 50 & Beyond43. A Wave Meditation from the BahamasHey Habit Thrivers, Today's special episode comes from the beautiful shores of Cat Island in the Bahamas. Join me in a wave meditation to experience the healing qualities of water. All you need to do is set your intention, settle in and let the waves wash over you... Lorrie xoxox Loving the show? Let’s connect! Find me: Facebook: Women's Wellness Community: For women wanting to rock their “Me Now” Years Inst...2023-04-2217 min

The Habit Thrive Podcast ~ Self Care Habits, Mindfulness & Wellness Routines for Women 50 & Beyond42. Is worrying a habit we can change?You put on your jammies, brush your teeth, turn out the lights and climb into your nice, cozy bed. After a long, busy day, you just know that you’ll slip right off to sleep, so you close your eyes… And then your brain says: When will it be warm enough to start my garden? What if I plant my tomatoes too soon and they die? I wonder how much it will cost us to d...2023-04-1514 min

The Habit Thrive Podcast ~ Self Care Habits, Mindfulness & Wellness Routines for Women 50 & Beyond41. How tweaking your habits makes you a better decision makerHere’s a question for all you Habit Thrivers: What is a habit? A habit is simply a decision or series of decisions that are repeated on a regular basis until they become automatic and become a habit. These habits come together to form our routines. Picture what you do every morning. Without even thinking about it, you might: have a cup of coffee shower cleanse and moisturize your face brush your teeth take the dog out for a...2023-04-0814 min

The Habit Thrive Podcast ~ Self Care Habits, Mindfulness & Wellness Routines for Women 50 & Beyond40. How Spring Strengthens our Patience Habit“Hurry up!” “What’s taking so long?” “When will this be over?” We’ve all said it - or at least thought it - at one time or another. Maybe while standing in line at the store, watching someone count out change. Sitting in a traffic jam on your way to work. Listening to a long story, or watching a boring movie. Your body tenses up, you feel like you are about to jump out of your skin...2023-04-0117 min

The Habit Thrive Podcast ~ Self Care Habits, Mindfulness & Wellness Routines for Women 50 & Beyond39. Spring Habit Shake-UpIt’s the end of another great month here on the Habit Thrive Podcast, and we’re ramping up our transition into spring. Last week, we were visualizing our summer plans and putting things into motion to allow those visions to become reality. But, now, I want to pull you back to the present. This week, on Episode #39, I want you to shake things up from a habit perspective and think about........... What’s working right now for you in this Spring season? What’s...2023-03-2530 min

The Habit Thrive Podcast ~ Self Care Habits, Mindfulness & Wellness Routines for Women 50 & Beyond38. Now's the time to Visualize an Awesome Summer!It’s time to talk about summer! Yep, you read that right. Although we haven’t yet put away our coats and scarves - and some of us are even still experiencing snow - NOW is the time to start visualizing our awesome summer. And on that note, we are exploring the possibility of visualization in episode #38 of the Habit Thrive Podcast. Meditation gurus say that the door to the subconscious opens in the morning. To me, springtime brings that...2023-03-1820 min

The Habit Thrive Podcast ~ Self Care Habits, Mindfulness & Wellness Routines for Women 50 & Beyond37. Taking Advantage of the Spring Forward Time ChangeWelcome, Habit Thrivers, to a special Spring Forward episode of the Habit Thrive Podcast. On Episode #37 this week, I am going to give some tips for making Daylight Saving Time flow more seamlessly into our routines. I know that some of you may find the time change to be a cinch … but if you’re like me, you take at least a few days to feel “normal” again! But with a few tips and tricks, you can stop dreading the time change and embrace it inste...2023-03-1120 min

The Habit Thrive Podcast ~ Self Care Habits, Mindfulness & Wellness Routines for Women 50 & Beyond36. New Month, New Season, New OpportunitiesHey there, Habit Thrivers, and welcome to March! To me, the beginning of March is like turning a corner from winter into spring. Don’t get me wrong, I definitely enjoy a lot of things about winter: going snowshoeing or participating in activities and sports centered around the snow making (and eating!) hearty soups, stews and breads snuggling under a warm blanket with a hot cup of tea or coffee But I love the sensation of coming out from under a rug, feeling the sun on my fa...2023-03-0425 min

The Habit Thrive Podcast ~ Self Care Habits, Mindfulness & Wellness Routines for Women 50 & Beyond35. Opening and Aligning your Heart Chakra (A Meditation)Hello, Habit Thrivers! This is our final episode for the month of February and the last episode centering around Whole Heart Living. Today, on Episode #35 of the Habit Thrive Podcast, we are talking about and Opening and Aligning our Heart Chakra. For me, the Heart Chakra is one of the most accessible chakras to open, balance and relate to. It’s easy to physically feel our heart opening up through meditation and breathing exercises, and that can often allow us...2023-02-2522 min

The Habit Thrive Podcast ~ Self Care Habits, Mindfulness & Wellness Routines for Women 50 & Beyond34. Caring for our Physical, Emotional and Future Me HeartsThis month on the Habit Thrive Podcast, we have been talking all about our hearts. 2023-02-1830 min

The Habit Thrive Podcast ~ Self Care Habits, Mindfulness & Wellness Routines for Women 50 & Beyond33. The Easiest and Most Accessible Technique for Heart HealthWelcome, Habit Thrivers, to week 2 of Whole Heart Living here on the Habit Thrive Podcast. Last week, I asked what whole heart living means to you. Did you get a chance to think about it? Sometimes, we find ourselves focused on one aspect of our heart. A yearly visit to our doctor has us thinking about our physical heart. A death in the family has us focused on our emotional heart. The beginning of a new chapter of our lives has us thinking...2023-02-1118 min

The Habit Thrive Podcast ~ Self Care Habits, Mindfulness & Wellness Routines for Women 50 & Beyond32. Whole Heart Living - What does this mean to you?February is a month full of hearts… Chocolate hearts, candy hearts, paper garland hearts, and heart-shaped cards. And in the spirit of that tradition, we’re celebrating hearts this month on the Habit Thrive Podcast in our own way. We’re kicking off our theme of Whole Heart Living today by thinking about what “whole heart living” means to us. When we think about heart health, we usually picture the physical health of our heart. Anatomy, physiology, valves and blood flow...2023-02-0418 min

The Habit Thrive Podcast ~ Self Care Habits, Mindfulness & Wellness Routines for Women 50 & Beyond31. An Interview with Kate Galliett, author of “Becoming Unbreakable: How to Build a Body you Love to Live in”Well, Habit Thrivers, we have made it through the January blues and to the last episode of this month’s podcast! So give yourself a pat on the back for pushing forward, listening to your body and (I hope) finding new ways to just feel better. Today, I’m reflecting back to the first episode this month, where we talked about the “push-and-pull” feeling we all get after the holidays that we either need to be more active after a lazy holiday or just sit back and chill out after mon...2023-01-2842 min

The Habit Thrive Podcast ~ Self Care Habits, Mindfulness & Wellness Routines for Women 50 & Beyond30. How to Feel BetterWelcome back, Habit Thrivers! In the Habit Thrive Podcast’s first episode of 2023, we talked about how some of us come into the New Year feeling like we need to hunker down and take a breather. But sometimes, we experience more than just low energy in this first month of the year: Anxiety Trouble sleeping Sadness Exhaustion This week on our 30th episode, we are exploring How to Feel Better when you’re in that post-holiday “funk" known as the January blues. This goes along with o...2023-01-2127 min

The Habit Thrive Podcast ~ Self Care Habits, Mindfulness & Wellness Routines for Women 50 & Beyond29. A Habit Loop for an Alcohol Free JanuaryWe kicked off the month of January last week by talking about the importance of having balance: A little activity, and a little rest. This week, on Episode #29 of The Habit Thrive Podcast, we are going to focus on the “rest” side of the balancing scales. There are many ways you can rest besides just taking a nap or lounging in your favorite chair. You can rest your eyes by taking a break from screen time. Rest your mind with meditation or some music. Or...2023-01-1424 min

The Habit Thrive Podcast ~ Self Care Habits, Mindfulness & Wellness Routines for Women 50 & Beyond28. A New Year...A New Chapter: When to Rest and When to MoveHey there, Habit Thrivers! It’s a new year, a new month and a new episode of the Habit Thrive Podcast. And, today, we’re talking about knowing When to Rest & when to Move in Your Next Chapter. As you enter into this new year/post holiday time, most of you will find yourselves falling into one of two categories: You just spent a whirlwind month (or more!) with your planner packed with activities, projects, parties, food and fun times. Now you want to just take...2023-01-0723 min

The Habit Thrive Podcast ~ Self Care Habits, Mindfulness & Wellness Routines for Women 50 & Beyond27. The Habit of Stress (Part 5) Harnessing our Stress for an Awesome 2023!Happy New Year! And welcome to the fifth and final episode for the month of December. This month on The Habit Thrive Podcast, we have been exploring our Habit of Stress. Today, we are going to wrap up that discussion by Harnessing our Stress for an Awesome 2023! As many of you are no doubt contemplating New Years resolutions or even just thoughts of where you want your life to head in the next year, I have three suggestions for you to ponder and perhaps...2022-12-3113 min

The Habit Thrive Podcast ~ Self Care Habits, Mindfulness & Wellness Routines for Women 50 & Beyond26. The Habit of Stress (Part 4) The Power of Peace (Aum Shanti) with Suzanne Mongrain-SmithMerry Christmas, Habit Thrivers! And welcome to Episode #26 of The Habit Thrive Podcast. In today’s episode - Part 4 of our series on The Habit of Stress - I have a very special treat for you! I will be sharing a recording from my dear friend and colleague Suzanne Mongrain-Smith, a registered yoga teacher, secondary-school music and drama teacher, mentor to many and accomplished recording artist. Suzanne is known for her angelic and soothing voice and shares her passion an...2022-12-2412 min

The Habit Thrive Podcast ~ Self Care Habits, Mindfulness & Wellness Routines for Women 50 & Beyond25. The Habit of Stress (Part 3) Can Yoga Help?To recap this month on The Habit Thrive Podcast, we have been talking about our Habit of Stress. We kicked off the series by looking at the components of the Habit Loop created by Charles Duhigg. We used this approach to recognize the habits associated with our stress, reframe them and as a result bring more joy and peace into our lives. Last week, I interviewed Nikki Gangemi, entrepreneur and creator of the CALM™ Method: 4 Simple Steps to help you go from Chaos to Cl...2022-12-1721 min

The Habit Thrive Podcast ~ Self Care Habits, Mindfulness & Wellness Routines for Women 50 & Beyond24. The Habit of Stress (Part 2) The CALM™ Method with Nikki GangemiLast week on The Habit Thrive Podcast, we began December by talking about our Habit of Stress and how we can reframe our stressful thoughts in order to bring about more peace and joy. This week, we are continuing to talk about how to take that stress and transform it into something positive. On today’s special episode, I’m talking with Nikki Gangemi, entrepreneur and creator of the CALM™ Method: 4 Simple Steps to help you go from Chaos to Clarity. This powerful and effect...2022-12-1040 min

The Habit Thrive Podcast ~ Self Care Habits, Mindfulness & Wellness Routines for Women 50 & Beyond23. The Habit of Stress (Part 1)This month on The Habit Thrive Podcast, we are going to shine a light on what I like to call our Habit of Stress. I know it seems a little odd to be focusing on stress during the season of joy, peace and celebration - even I did a little double-take looking at the word “stress” on my podcast calendar. But, by exploring the idea that our stress response could be habit based ( at least sometimes) I find it gives me hope. For me, it helps me recognize it, refra...2022-12-0324 min

The Habit Thrive Podcast ~ Self Care Habits, Mindfulness & Wellness Routines for Women 50 & Beyond22. Sleep Success (Part 4): Strategies to Fall Asleep and Stay AsleepIt’s bedtime. The lights are out. The bed is cozy. The temperature is perfect. You snuggle in with your head on the nice, cool pillow. And then… Your brain starts its nightly banter: Did I remember to put eggs on the grocery list? What time is the party on Friday? Have I given the dog her medicine this month? Why didn’t Jim at work say anything about the Christmas gift exchange? I need to get an oil ch...2022-11-2630 min

The Habit Thrive Podcast ~ Self Care Habits, Mindfulness & Wellness Routines for Women 50 & Beyond21. Sleep Success (Part 3): A Good Day's Waking Leads to a Good Night's SleepingHey there, Habit Thrivers! In today's episode we dive into the concept of how a "good day's waking leads to a good night's sleeping"( Dr. Andrew Weil). As soon as we open our eyes in the morning, we are preparing for a good night's sleep. I know it seems strange but honestly, if you move through your day thinking about your "future sleeping self" it impacts your thoughts and the decisions that you make about your health as you move through your day. It is really quite cool. 2022-11-1930 min

The Habit Thrive Podcast ~ Self Care Habits, Mindfulness & Wellness Routines for Women 50 & Beyond20. Sleep Success (Part 2): Creating Your Evening Sleep RitualWe've all been here: Waking up the morning after a not-so-great night's sleep feeling sluggish, grumpy … maybe even a little regretful. You think back to the night before, when you got caught up in a Netflix series until way past your bedtime. Maybe it seemed like a good idea at the time, but the lack of planning and a nightly sleep routine has left your body craving some energy and you paying the price. This week, on episode #20 of the Habit Thrive Podcast, we're talking about creating an evening routine or...2022-11-1231 min

The Habit Thrive Podcast ~ Self Care Habits, Mindfulness & Wellness Routines for Women 50 & Beyond19. Sleep Success (Part 1): Putting Yourself to SleepOften, in our busy and rushed lives, we look at sleep as something that needs to be done. Almost like a chore. How many times have you looked at the clock in the evening, thought about all the things you had on your to-do list, and said, “I have got to get to sleep…”? STOP thinking of sleep as something you have to “get to” and start thinking of something you “surrender to.” That’s step one of this month’s focus on sleep on the Habit Thriv...2022-11-0522 min

The Habit Thrive Podcast ~ Self Care Habits, Mindfulness & Wellness Routines for Women 50 & Beyond18. Gratitude: Wrapping it Up With a BowThis week, on Episode #18 of the HabitThrive Podcast, we are wrapping up our month of Gratitude with a big bow. In the past few weeks, we’ve been learning how gratitude is a powerful tool that we can turn into an even more powerful habit. In our wrap-up episode, we’re driving home one of the most important things to remember: Gratitude is a practice … The more we practice it, the more we benefit from it! The best way to make anything a practice is to...2022-10-2919 min

The Habit Thrive Podcast ~ Self Care Habits, Mindfulness & Wellness Routines for Women 50 & Beyond17. Gratitude: During challenging timesThis month on the Habit Thrive Podcast, we have been talking about Gratitude. We’ve explored the power of gratitude, how to flex our “gratitude muscles” and all about making gratitude a habit. This week, on Episode #17, I talk about how gratitude can be a powerful part of our toolbox during challenging times. It’s easy to find gratitude when the skies are blue, the birds are singing and everything's coming up roses. Ask someone who just won the lottery...2022-10-2219 min

The Habit Thrive Podcast ~ Self Care Habits, Mindfulness & Wellness Routines for Women 50 & Beyond16. Gratitude: How a gratitude practice can be like brushing your teethIn this week’s episode I address the questions: Can a gratitude practice really become a habit? and Can it be as easy as brushing your teeth? The answer is absolutely! Especially if you follow the habit loop system (Cue - Routine - Reward) first described in the book, The Power of Habit by Charles Duhigg Also have a peek at his book for interesting historical snippets such as how the habit of daily teeth brushing came to be in the 1900s in the United States. Very interesting from a public health perspective and mark...2022-10-1517 min

The Habit Thrive Podcast ~ Self Care Habits, Mindfulness & Wellness Routines for Women 50 & Beyond15. Gratitude: How taking photos strengthens our gratitude musclesYou may have heard the saying, "What you focus on grows." When you focus your attention and energy into positive things, you invite even more positivity and happiness into your life. This week on Episode 15 of The Habit Thrive Podcast, we focus on opening our eyes to the beauty and blessings around us and perhaps snapping a photo or two to savour these blessings even longer. So, what are the things that make your heart swell with those warm, fuzzy feelings? -Sunrises and sunsets enjoyed by yourself or with a favourite p...2022-10-0816 min

The Habit Thrive Podcast ~ Self Care Habits, Mindfulness & Wellness Routines for Women 50 & Beyond14. Gratitude: Why is it so powerful, and how do I make it a habit?What are you grateful for? It could be something as simple as the transition into cooler, crisp fall weather or the fact that you finally perfected your chicken soup recipe. It could be something bigger like the birth of a child in your family, a promotion at work or the purchase of a new home. This month of October on The Habit Thrive Podcast, we are focusing on gratitude. And in Episode #14 today, we’re asking: Why is gratitude so...2022-10-0118 min

The Habit Thrive Podcast ~ Self Care Habits, Mindfulness & Wellness Routines for Women 50 & Beyond13. Planning Happiness - Should Happiness be Easy? (#4 of 4 Episodes)As September comes to a close and we recall the past few episodes of the Habit Thrive Podcast focusing on Planning Happiness, I have one big question for you: Are you happy? Right now, right here, are you happy? Is that even an option for you in the present moment? Maybe. Maybe not. If not, then that’s OK. Because even with all of the tips, exercises and practices we explored this month, we ca...2022-09-2416 min

The Habit Thrive Podcast ~ Self Care Habits, Mindfulness & Wellness Routines for Women 50 & Beyond12. Planning Happiness - Keeping the Flow ( #3 of 4 Episodes)If you’ve been following along with the Habit Thrive Podcast this month, then you’ve spent the past 2 weeks on Planning Happiness. Starting your day with intention? … check ✓ Making a plan for the flow of your day? … check ✓ So, now what? How do we keep the flow going day after day? A good start is simply noticing the natural flow of your day. Where is the happiness? 2022-09-1722 min

The Habit Thrive Podcast ~ Self Care Habits, Mindfulness & Wellness Routines for Women 50 & Beyond11. My favorite habit hack for better health and more happiness“Timing is everything inside the body.” -Deepak Chopra, MD This quote from one of my favorite books - Change Your Schedule, Change Your Life - perfectly represents our podcast theme for this month: Planning happiness! This week, on Episode #11 of the Habit Thrive Podcast, we talk about My Favorite Habit Hack for Better Health and More Happiness. Have you ever noticed that when you don’t get enough sleep, your whole day feels out of sorts? If you’re like me...2022-09-1018 min

The Habit Thrive Podcast ~ Self Care Habits, Mindfulness & Wellness Routines for Women 50 & Beyond10. Planning Happiness: Starting with the Rhythm of your Day ( #1 of 4 Episodes)How do you want the story of YOUR next chapter to begin? Do you want to be the main character of a story that starts, “It was a dark and dreary day…” Or do you want it to say, “Her eyes popped open, feeling a rush of gratitude and excitement for the day ahead. She threw open the blinds, letting the sun pour in and said, ‘This is going to be an awesome day!’”? What if I told you that you get to decide? ...2022-09-0324 min

The Habit Thrive Podcast ~ Self Care Habits, Mindfulness & Wellness Routines for Women 50 & Beyond9. Your Meditation Practice : When to know if and when to throw in the towelIn this week's episode ( the final of 4 meditation episodes), we talk about ditching the "all or nothing" approach to our meditation practice. Our meditation "practice" can be a formal, structured sit down type of practice and/or it can me more of "mindfulness moment" type of practice similar to what we talked about last week with taking our meditation practice to the streets. In fact, I love a combination of both. Meditation gives us a place and a space to explore and play with our mind. Sometimes it feels like a nice relaxing chit c...2022-08-2724 min

The Habit Thrive Podcast ~ Self Care Habits, Mindfulness & Wellness Routines for Women 50 & Beyond8. Taking your Meditation "To the Streets"Has this ever happened to you? You’re sitting around with a large group of people, perhaps at the table after Thanksgiving dinner. Or maybe you’re cozied up on the couch with your family after watching a movie or playing a board game. Or you could even be alone on your back porch as the sun is setting. And all of the sudden, without making a conscious effort to do so, you become very present. It’s like you are taking in the moment - what everyone is saying, how they are sa...2022-08-2019 min

The Habit Thrive Podcast ~ Self Care Habits, Mindfulness & Wellness Routines for Women 50 & Beyond6. Meditation - Why Bother?August is the perfect month to explore meditation and all of its benefits and challenges. This is the 1st of 4 episodes on Meditation. Listen to find out... Why meditate How long to meditate Why meditation helps you fall asleep Why meditation is both an art and a science Why can’t I concentrate during meditation Meditation … why bother? You may say to yourself, “It is way too difficult and my mind is way too busy fo...2022-08-0628 min

The Habit Thrive Podcast ~ Self Care Habits, Mindfulness & Wellness Routines for Women 50 & Beyond5. How location and values influence your habits and routinesKey phrases: developing habits and routines creating habits and routines Why are habits important Where do you add the greatest value in life Make you feel more fulfilled Did you know that where you are - in the world, in your life, in the seasons, or even in your day - are all factors that can help you in developing habits and routines? Where are you living right now? Where are your ancestors from?2022-07-3011 min

The Habit Thrive Podcast ~ Self Care Habits, Mindfulness & Wellness Routines for Women 50 & Beyond4. What do you want more of? What do you want less of?When you think about your next chapter, what do you imagine it to be like? How will it differ from yesterday? What things do you want to continue or carry over into this new chapter? One of the most exciting things about planning your next chapter is the ability to design it exactly how YOU want it to be. Welcome to episode 4 of The Habit Thrive Podcast! Today, I am talking about taking a moment, taking a breath, and considering those things in life that make you...2022-07-2313 min

The Habit Thrive Podcast ~ Self Care Habits, Mindfulness & Wellness Routines for Women 50 & Beyond3. How to build habits that last and help you live a healthier and happier lifeIs there a habit you would like to incorporate into your life? Do you want to start taking daily walks, or start a regular meditation practice? Or, are you wondering how to break a habit, like late-night snacking? As you think about how you care for yourself in this next chapter, what type of new habit would you like to bring into your life or be more consistent about? Welcome to the 3rd episode of Habit Thrive! Today, I...2022-07-1623 min

The Habit Thrive Podcast ~ Self Care Habits, Mindfulness & Wellness Routines for Women 50 & Beyond2. It’s finally time to focus on yourself! How to be intentional about the next chapter of your life and prioritize yourselfHave you been considering what this next chapter of your life will look like? Are you thinking about prioritizing your health and wellness? Is it finally time to focus on yourself? I know your family is still incredibly important, but now that you’re shifting into the next chapter of life it's important to be intentional about how you spend your time. Welcome to episode 2 of Habit Thrive! In this episode, I’m giving you a look behind the scen...2022-07-1615 min

The Habit Thrive Podcast ~ Self Care Habits, Mindfulness & Wellness Routines for Women 50 & Beyond1. Designing your next chapter: Why changing your habits according to seasonal changes leads to a more fulfilling lifeAre you retired, an empty nester, or just curious about starting a new chapter? Do you finally have time to stop and notice the natural rhythms of your body? Things like sensitivity to seasonal changes, or energy fluctuations depending on what time of day it is? Your body is always giving you cues about what it needs. Now that you have more unstructured time- it’s a wonderful opportunity to tune into it and enhance your habits and routines. Welcome to the fi...2022-07-1607 min

The Habit Thrive Podcast ~ Self Care Habits, Mindfulness & Wellness Routines for Women 50 & BeyondWelcome Habit Thrivers!Hey, hey Habit Thrivers! Welcome to your new favorite podcast. Well, this is my hope anyway. One thing I know for sure though is that you’re here because you are an amazing woman. Up to this point in your life, you have spent much time and love caring for others and now you KNOW and feel it wholeheartedly that it is YOUR time to care for yourself. It is time to fill your cup. If you’re ready to rock your next chapter, reclaim your passions and discover new...2022-07-1102 min

Fit is Freedom with Kelly HowardMovement, Motivation and the Outdoors: Interview with Lorrie MickelsonEpisode Summary We’re flipping the script with this week’s episode of the Fit is Freedom Podcast! With her blessing, I’ll be sharing with you a conversation I had with the wonderful Lorrie Mickelson. Not too long ago, we got together to discuss our passion for the great outdoors, which includes: Why you should head outdoors How to get started with an outdoor activity What can happen once you’re outside Tips for a successful experience Working Out in the Great Outdoors Lorrie and I both have a passion for the great ou...2022-06-0629 min

Fit is Freedom with Kelly HowardThe Simple CARE Approach to Habits: Interview with Lorrie MickelsonMy dear friend and habit guru Lorrie Mickelson joins us on the podcast this week. She’ll be sharing with us her CARE Approach that takes an interesting look at habits and routines in order to get us to health and happiness! We learn about her backstory and how she grew interest in learning about habits and how it impacted her life. We’ll also be taking a deep dive into how the CARE approach can transform our everyday lives into something extraordinary. The CARE approach includes... Convenient Appealing Results Easy...2020-08-1744 min